1. Console sales can be ignored for now. Thats the issus MS want to solve

2. Gamepass growth has stagnated but given its explosive growth during the pandemic, I don’t think thats a massive cause for concern even if internally MS had set higher targets. If it remains stagnant over the next few years then that is a concern

3. They can care about PC while still caring about Xbox, they’re entirely different markets.

4. They do believe Cloud is the future, as evidenced by their plans for a “cloud-hybrid” console. Console being the key word there. Perhaps your definition of a console is a device you insert discs into to play games, I don’t think MS agree. They clearly see digital & cloud as the way forward but theres no reason that should eliminate the consoles

5. Wanting Gamepass on every platform is something they’d want even if they swapped positions with Sony. It simply makes money. They can still make games exclusive to Xbox even if Gamepass is on Playstation. People take for granted that Sony is going to continue its dominance with exclusives and Xbox is going to continue having the better subscription service – that might not happen. Maybe in 5 years Xbox has all the cool exclusives while PS+ is the better value, but if Gamepass is on Playstation at the same time then they’re just making money regardless

6. I don’t get your point about BG3 being delayed on Xbox? They insisted on console parity which overall makes sense for them. Why would that indicate they plan to abandon the consoles?

7. The majority of sales being Series S should encourage them. Xbox said the future is digital and consumers agreed. On here its a touchy subject but Xbox know their target market. The majority of gamers don’t care if they have Call of Duty on a disc or not, they just want to go home, turn on their console and play.

You make some good points about how poorly Xbox is performing but none that really convince me that Xbox is about to ditch the console market any time soon. The leaks alone should tell you otherwise

On what basis. People are parrotting this all over this thread with no actual reasoning.

Based on what? I’d love your reasoning here because looking at all the decisions MS/Xbox have been making up until now, including this now, I can’t imagine why they would want to kill off Xbox.

Yes because the console market needs less competition…

Where do you play him? I’m all for having him start, he’s a brilliant player, but he isn’t a perfect fit for the way Southgate sets up, especially against good teams. He plays RB for Liverpool but Trippier and Walker are better defensively, which Southgate covets. He can and probably should be in midfield against lower ranked opposition but against a France or Argentina, you probably want someone better positionally and off the ball.

He’s young though and when Walker and Trippier decline over the next couple years he can probably try and cement himself a starting place against the oft-injured Reece James, unless Livramento or someone else explodes into the team

That was pure, unadulterated Barclays. Ladies and gentlemen we have a title race.

Really intelligent goal, beautiful

Another terrible JLeague rebranding, its a shame

Put your strikers in goal, cowards

I was one of those who questioned it when Newcastle signed Gordon. I thought their fans would be sick of him after a year. I ate my fucking words, he has been unreal this season